(Temperature figures are from the Bureau of Meteorology station at Mount Duneed) Month Weather Conditions Temps (deg C) Rainfall (mm) Cumulative Rainfall Comments JAN Warmer than av by 0.9 deg. 5 days > 30 deg, incl 43.7 on 22nd and 40.3 on 26th.Hottest night 22.4 on 27th. Anakie bushfires 25-27th. Av max 25.1 Jan av max. is 25.2. Av min…
Category: 2006
December 2006
RAINFALL The drought continues. Despite a few days of light rain in the last few days of the month, Geelong only received around 8 mm altogether. As a result of similarly low rain in the Otways catchment our water supplies are down to 22%. TEMPERATURE and OTHER FEATURES The coldest Christmas day on record saw a maximum of only 15.2…
November 2006
RAINFALL Another very disappointing rainfall month saw Geelong and most surrounding districts end up with well below average rainfall for the whole spring season. In fact Geelong recorded its second lowest spring rainfall ever (total 56 mm) equalling our second lowest set in 1896. Urban Geelong totalled 15mm for November and most nearby districts, including the Bellarine Peninsula were similar.…
October 2006
RAINFALL October was Geelong’s driest month since March, adding just 11 mm to the annual total. In what ought to be our wettest month, most areas within the district only registered between 10 to 30% of normal rainfall. It was Geelong’s driest October since 1967. In some suburbs, notably Hamlyn Heights, the 6 mm received was equal to Geelong’s lowest…
September 2006
RAINFALL Poor rainfall totals right across the Geelong-Otways region came as no surprise. Geelong only received 32 mm which is 60% of the average for September. West Barwon Dam’s figure was 82mm which is around 60%. Geelong’s total rain for the year to date is only 250mm, which is 135mm below normal for this time of year. Barwon Water catchments…
August 2006
RAINFALL Another month of low rainfall has meant Geelong is in the grip of a widespread dry spell. Whether to call it drought or not is a moot point which won’t occur until certain technical requirements are met. Suffice to say however that this dry period, which has prevailed since last October, is not likely to break in a hurry.…
July 2006
RAINFALL A cut off low pressure system in the middle of the month brought good rains right across Victoria over a four-day period. Most of the rain originated from the southeast in Geelong and consisted of light showers and drizzle, totalling around 15 mm. A very heavy rain period between the 15th and 18th saw Mt Sabine, at the head…
June 2006
RAINFALL Geelong had a very poor rainfall month, the ninth such below average month out of the last ten months. Both catchment areas (Otways and Moorabool) also suffered badly and water supplies are now at a disastrously low level of 25%. Mt Duneed airport received only 16 mm compared to the average 44 mm. It was Geelong’s driest June since…
May 2006
RAINFALL Due to the fact that the Bureau of Meteorology rain gauge is situated at Mt Duneed, Geelong recorded 70.4 mm in May. However, on 1st May, when Mt Duneed received 38mm, Bellbrae 42mm and Mt Duneed West 57mm, most of urban Geelong only had between 5mm and 20mm, bringing the monthly total to around 50 mm compared to the…
March 2006
RAINFALL Geelong had a very poor rainfall month which resembled March last year where the driest autumn on record was experienced. Only 8 mm fell in the urban area, compared to the long-term average of 32 mm. The rainfall outlook for the autumn to spring period, according to Ian Holton, Adelaide-based forecaster, is for a drier than average growing season.…
February 2006
RAINFALL In contrast to last February’s massive downpours the Geelong district has just completed a very poor rainfall month, with only around half of the average. Geelong received around 20mm for the month, only half of the average 37mm, with Belmont only receiving 16mm and Avalon 28mm. The total rain for the summer months has only been around 80% of…
January 2006
RAINFALL Most areas surrounding Geelong had above average falls in January, owing mainly to several thunderstorms. However Geelong’s southern suburbs generally did not benefit from those and only ended up with around 30mm, a strange anomaly in the midst of higher falls. In spite of this, relative humidity remained very high on several non-rain days. There were 2 thunder days,…